Cafe Leona Restaurant: Home of the Authentic Ilocos Recipes!

Cafe Leona is restaurant named after the great icon of Ilocos Sur, Leona Florentino. She is a world renowned poet, writer and playwright during her time. Because of her Ilocano ancestry and iconic state, the management of the restaurant had decided to name their restaurant Cafe Leona, well, aside from it's location near the Leona Florentino Plaza at the front of Heritage Village in Ilocos Sur.

Leona Florentino
1848-1884
Leona Florentino was born on April 19, 1848 and was a famous Ilocana poet, satirist and playwright during the Spanish Period. Through her exemplary works, she was able to gain international recognition. She is the daughter of Marcelino and Isabel Florentino. Her works were translated in different languages but the original copies were destroyed during the Philippine Revolution. Don Isabelo de los Reyes, the Father of Philippine Labor Movement, is her son.
She died on October 4, 1884, leaving a legacy to the Filipino people as the most outstanding woman writer during the Spanish era.




So, if you are going to Ilocos Sur anytime soon this holiday season, it is never too late to book that flight ticket and experience Ilocos! You may want to take off that winter hat and coat because it ain't going to snow there, ever, because of its geographical location!
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